If you& #39;ve been feeling like the world is overwhelming right now...

...it is. So we asked experts for actionable anxiety advice.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen">Firstly? Accept that you& #39;re currently living with an unprecedented number of stressors. And DON& #39;T feel bad for feeling bad. https://www.kqed.org/news/11835324/managing-anxiety-in-the-age-of-everything">https://www.kqed.org/news/1183...
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen">Don& #39;t pretend you& #39;re fine when you& #39;re not.

Putting a "brave face" on things can be like ignoring reality. Empower yourself to speak up and call on your support networks for assistance. Now& #39;s the time to be real with folks you trust. https://www.kqed.org/news/11835324/managing-anxiety-in-the-age-of-everything">https://www.kqed.org/news/1183...
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen">Stop judging yourself and expecting perfection.

Recognize you& #39;ll have good days and bad days. Why? Our emotions get triggered by things we haven& #39;t experienced before. Knowing that hard days are inevitable can soften the blow a little when they arrive. https://www.kqed.org/news/11835324/managing-anxiety-in-the-age-of-everything">https://www.kqed.org/news/1183...
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen">Talk more kindly to yourself.

We often criticize ourselves in ways we& #39;d never direct at anyone else. But hyper self-criticism can make problems seem even bigger.

Stay in tune with reality — by giving yourself the same compassion you& #39;d give a friend. https://www.kqed.org/news/11835324/managing-anxiety-in-the-age-of-everything">https://www.kqed.org/news/1183...
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